Appreciating physical landscapes : three hundred years of geotourism / edited by T.A. Hose.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hose, Thomas A., editor.

The Geological Society of London, publisher.

Series:

Geological Society special publication ; no. 417.

Geological Society special publication ; no. 417

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geotourism.

Ecotourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white).

Place of Publication:

London : The Geological Society of London, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Geotourism, as a form of sustainable geoheritage tourism, was defined and developed, from the early 1990s, to contextualize modern approaches to geoconservation and physical landscape management. However, its roots lie in the late 17th century and the emergence of the Grand Tour and its domestic equivalents in the 18th century. Its participants and numerous later travellers and tourists, including geologists and artists, purposefully explored wild landscapes as'geotourists'. The written and visual records of their observations underpin the majority of papers within this volume. These papers explore some significant geo-historical themes, organizations, individuals and locations across three centuries, opening with 17th century elite travellers and closing with modern landscape tourists. Other papers examine the resources available to those geotourists and explore the geotourism paradigm.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 11, 2016).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781786202611

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.